# Ritesh S. > Product Design Engineer Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/riteshs Mechanical Engineering Management Science and Engineering retes.sesta@gmail.com ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Apple Jan 2019 – Present ### Mechanical Engineer @ drive.ai Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, CA »Mechanical Design and Sensor Integration Engineer »Develop and test sensor setup and sensor mount to validate system meets performance requirements and reliability »Create internal tools to optimize sensor setup and visualize objects and detection threshold for the setup »Finite Element Analysis for structural components and design optimization »Design and rapid prototype parts and mounts and develop calibration test systems for system level integration »Design power circuit with redundant and safety features set to operational characteristics »Develop Design of Experiment to test basic functionality of prototypes ### Graduate Research Associate @ Stanford University Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University » Develop a lab scale working model to pilot for affirmation of the feasibility of working technology in commercial scale » Design and fabrication of prototypes and baseline system to incorporate instrumentation to measure performance of the system ### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ Google Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Mountain View, CA » Google - X :Project Loon » Developed a thermal model of the Free Space Optical Communication module with a margin of less than 5 degree C from telemetry data. » Design and test the model to simulate critical conditions for the payload to ensure proper operational thermal conditions for the electrical, optical, opto-mechanical and electro-optical components. » Design solutions and check them in the model to help optimize maintenance of the thermal conditions of the module in various representative environments. ### Research Development Mechanical Engineer @ Eaton Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Southfield, MI » Developed a Design Of Experiment for a scaled model of a 2.5MW wind turbine to test system performance for a design that would improve gearbox life by 7-9 years without loss of generated power upon implementation of solution » Coordinated with team in India and China along with vendors to manage sizing and reduce production cost » Researched, reviewed and presented to the marketing and product development team on emerging sector and market for hydraulic cylinder and product development assessment to capture and expand business ### Design Engineer @ Progress Rail Services Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Hudson, Wisconsin » Performed final checks on engineering plans » Validated adherence to ISO standards and checked for compatibility with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations » Checked plans for nuances and alterations and mark them to field modifications accordingly » Reviewed the plan overviews for the layout of a complete track system and prepared braking analysis for it ## Education ### Master of Science (MSc) in Management Science & Engineering Stanford University ### Master of Science (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering, Design, Energy Systems Stanford University ### Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering St. Cloud State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/retessesta --- Source: https://flows.cv/riteshs JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/riteshs/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30